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Monthly Mention #5

Posted by Chrissey Harrison - 13th July 2015

This July we’ve chosen to devote our Monthly Mention to crowd funding projects happening around the UK! Check out some of our top picks of the projects you can support right now: Checkpoint Gaming Lounge – Cardiff On Friday we … Continue reading →

Follow Friday – Checkpoint Gaming Lounge, Cardiff

Posted by Chrissey Harrison - 10th July 2015

Another Welsh flavoured Follow Friday this week. Checkpoint Gaming Lounge is a new venue opening in Cardiff. They’re currently funding on Kickstarter to give them a final injection of cash to get the project rolling. Checkpoint is a unique new … Continue reading →

Coming up in July

Posted by Chrissey Harrison - 6th July 2015

Coming this July on The Great Escape: Wednesday 8th July – Story Cards – The “Prototypes” – We had a great day at Cardiff Comic Expo on National Flash Fiction Day and while we were there Chrissey created a whole load … Continue reading →

Follow Friday – Geeksin Wales

Posted by Chrissey Harrison - 3rd July 2015

Last week at Cardiff Comic Expo, The Great Escape met Geeksin Wales! “Geeksin Wales is a hyperlocal blog that shines a spotlight on the growing geek culture in Wales.” Having started in May of this year, they are still very … Continue reading →

Events News – July 2015

Posted by Rich - 29th June 2015

Welcome to July’s edition of TGE’s guide to things happening in the world of indie films, fiction, comics and the arts. Film Festivals The Loch Ness Film Festival, Inverness (24th-26th July 2015) – a multi-location, multi-genre film festival happening in venues around … Continue reading →

Announcing the Winner of our Flash Fiction Competition

Posted by Chrissey Harrison - 27th June 2015

A big thank you to all the writers who took part in our writing competition this June. The quality of the entries we received was very high indeed which made judging very difficult. In the end we chose our favourite … Continue reading →

Follow Friday – Creative Commission

Posted by Rich - 26th June 2015

Creative Commission is a ‘creative briefs’ service that connects content commissioners with creative talent across video, photography, design and digital content and media production, covering both the UK and the US. They were founded in April last year, and yet … Continue reading →

Follow Friday – The Moth

Posted by Rich - 19th June 2015

This week, our Follow Friday goes out to The Moth, a not-for-profit organisation devoted to ‘the art and craft of storytelling‘. They have been running for 23 years, and since then have become one of the best organisations for public events where real-world … Continue reading →

Interview with Mike Allwood – Cardiff Independent Comic Expo

Posted by Chrissey Harrison - 17th June 2015

Cardiff Independent Comic Expo is coming up on Saturday 27th June at the Masonic Hall in Cardiff. With less than 10 days to go, TGE’s Chrissey Harrison cornered organiser Mike Allwood for an interview about the event. Chrissey Harrison: Hi Mike, thanks for … Continue reading →

Monthly Mention #4

Posted by Chrissey Harrison - 15th June 2015

There’s lot of new projects happening and new releases coming out in the world of films, fiction and comics. Here’s five which we chose to highlight this month: Now Funding on Indigogo – The House of Screaming Death From the award … Continue reading →

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